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17
Feb

For Rosie Posey

God cares when you hurt, baby girl.

Isaiah 61

1 The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me,
because the LORD has anointed me
to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim freedom for the captives
and release from darkness for the prisoners, 2 to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor
and the day of vengeance of our God,
to comfort all who mourn,

3 and provide for those who grieve in Zion—
to bestow on them a crown of beauty
instead of ashes,
the oil of gladness
instead of mourning,
and a garment of praise
instead of a spirit of despair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
a planting of the LORD
for the display of his splendor.

4 They will rebuild the ancient ruins
and restore the places long devastated;
they will renew the ruined cities
that have been devastated for generations.

5 Aliens will shepherd your flocks;
foreigners will work your fields and vineyards.

6 And you will be called priests of the LORD,
you will be named ministers of our God.
You will feed on the wealth of nations,
and in their riches you will boast.

7 Instead of their shame
my people will receive a double portion,
and instead of disgrace
they will rejoice in their inheritance;
and so they will inherit a double portion in their land,
and everlasting joy will be theirs.

8 “For I, the LORD, love justice;
I hate robbery and iniquity.
In my faithfulness I will reward them
and make an everlasting covenant with them.

9 Their descendants will be known among the nations
and their offspring among the peoples.
All who see them will acknowledge
that they are a people the LORD has blessed.”

10 I delight greatly in the LORD;
my soul rejoices in my God.
For he has clothed me with garments of salvation
and arrayed me in a robe of righteousness,
as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest,
and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

11 For as the soil makes the sprout come up
and a garden causes seeds to grow,
so the Sovereign LORD will make righteousness and praise
spring up before all nations.

11
Feb

“Stop Test-Driving Your Girlfriend”

Kelsey posted a link and an excerpt to this outstanding article on finding “the one”.  It is written to young men, but, as Kelsey said, it applies to both men and women.  It is a great reminder to married men and women about our roles in marriage (givers rather than consumers).

Thanks for sharing that, Kelsey.  :)

27
Jan

“Where are they now?”

We had a guest speaker today at church because our pastor is out of town.  He shared this Voltaire (1694 – 177 8) quote,

One hundred years from my day there will not be a Bible in the earth except one that is looked upon by an antiquarian curiosity seeker.

Interesting how things work out, isn’t it?

25
Jan

Meant to Live

Dub shared this with me:

DRAT.  It didn’t work this time either.  I want to know how you WordPress people post videos.

Well anyway, it’s a Switchfoot video.

23
Jan

The Pillars in God’s Temple

Here’s an interesting quote:

Wherever souls are being tried and ripened, in whatever commonplace and homely way, there God is hewing out the pillars for his temple.
Phillips Brooks, “The Pillar in God’s Temple,” from The Candle of the Lord, p. 72




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